Sirât

March 23, 2026 00:03:25
Sirât
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Sirât

Mar 23 2026 | 00:03:25

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Show Notes

When considering the subject of a world in turmoil, and on the brink of disaster, we may want a film to give us temporary escape, or it might try to sublimate our pain and fear in order to invoke transcendence of some kind. But in some rare cases, a filmmaker will choose to face the crisis head on, with results that are always challenging. That’s the method Spanish director Óliver Laxe has chosen for his new film Sirât. Sirât is an Arabic word for “path.” We’re in a desert where music is pulsing through huge speakers. It’s a dance party,…

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